Brassiere.



P. S. MCOMBER. BRASSIRE.

'APPLICATION HLED `MA1/1o. |911.

Patented my 31, 1917.

PAULINE SCI-IULTZ IVICOMBER, OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN.

BRASSIRE.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1917.

Application filed May 10, 1917. Serial No. 167,748.

To all whom t may concern Be itknown that I, PAULINE Sonor/rz INICOMBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hastings, Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brassires, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in brassires.

rIhc object of the invention is to provide a brassire having adjustable means for holding the front thereof in proper position which may be used with either front or back lace types of corsets.

Other objects, and objects relating to details and economies of construction and operation will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in the following specication. The invention is clearly dened and pointed out in the claims.

A structure constituting a preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which:

Figure I is a detail front view of my improved device shown in connection with a front lace corset, portions thereof and of the corset being broken away.

Fig. II is an enlarged detail section taken on a line corresponding to line 2 2 of Fig. I.

Fig. III is a front elevation of my improved fastening device.

Fig. IV is a view similar to Fig. I, showing my improved device in use with a back lace corset.

In the drawing, similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and the sectional view is taken looking in the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section line.

Referring to the drawing, the reference character l indicates a corset of the front lace type, over the upperl end of which is adjusted a brassire 2 having the overlapping edges 3. To the bottom end of one of these overlapping edges is secured a holding or retaining strap 4, which may be made of any suitable material and may be either elastic or inelastic. 'Io the lower end of the strap il is adjustably secured my improved fastening device which is formed from sheet metal or other suitable material. The upper end of my fastening device is curved forwardly and upwardly to form a lace engaging hook 5, and the bottom end thereof is reduced in width and provided with a key-hole slot 6 adapted to be engaged with a corset stud of the well known type.

Intermediate the lace hook 5 and the stud slot G, I provide a means for adjustably securing the strap 4 thereto. This means, as shown in Fig. III, comprises two parallel slots 7 and 8, the upper edge of the slot S being provided with teeth for engaging the strap. The strap is passed through these slots in a well known manner as shown in Fig. II.

Referring to Figs. I and II, it will be seen that the hook 5 engages the laces 9 at a crossing point, the laces being held between the hook and the strap.

In Fig. IV, my improved device is shown in use in connection with a corset of the back lace variety. the key-hole slot 6 of my fastening device being engaged with a stud 10 of the corset.

From the above description, it will be clear that my improvements may be used interchangeably with a front or back lace type of corset and that it may be easily and quickly adjusted and manipulated.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a brassire provided with a retaining strap, of a fastener having centrally disposed spaced slots adapted to receive a strap whereby it is adjustably secured thereto and a corset engaging key-hole slot at its lower end, the upper end of said fastener being curved outwardly and adapted for engagement with a corset lace, for the purpose specified.

2.*The combination with a brassire provided with a corset attaching strap, of a fastener secured to said strap, the lower end of said fastener being adapted to engage a corset stud and the upper end being provided with an outwardly curved inwardly facing hook adapted to engage a corset lace, for the purpose specified.

3. The combination with a brassire pro- In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set vided Wlth a corset attaching strap, of a my hand and seal 1n the presence of two fastener secured to sind strap, the lower end Wltnesses.

of said fastener being adapted to engage a PAULINE SGHULTZ MCOMBER. [Ls] corset stud and the upper end being pro- Witnesses:

vided with a hook adapted to engage a eor- GERTRUDE E. BENTLEY,

set lace, for the purpose speeed. MYRTLE L. KELLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents `each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

